The Group is committed to providing a working environment in which employees feel valued and respected and are able to contribute to the success of the business, and to employing a workforce that recognises the diversity of customers. Employees are requested to co-operate with the Group’s efforts to ensure the policy is fully implemented.
The Group’s aim is that its employees should be able to work in an environment free from discrimination, harassment and bullying, and that employees, job applicants, customers, retailers, business introducers and suppliers should be treated fairly regardless of:
• race, colour, nationality (including citizenship), ethnic or national origins
• gender, sexual orientation, marital or family status
• religious or political beliefs or affiliations
• disability, impairment or age
• real or suspected infection with HIV/AIDS
• membership of a trade union
and that they should not be disadvantaged by unjust or unfair conditions or requirements.
When responding to changes in its business, the Group seeks to minimise the requirement for compulsory redundancy, retraining and redeploying staff wherever possible.
Composition of the workforce is reviewed on an annual basis and employee satisfaction with equality of opportunity is monitored as part of the regular employee feedback surveys. Human Resources policies are reviewed regularly to ensure that they are non-discriminatory and promote equality of opportunity. In particular, recruitment, selection promotion, training and development policies and practices are monitored to ensure that all employees have the opportunity to train and develop according to their abilities.
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